8"x10" Military Portrait Photographic Glass Negatives – Framed Painting Reproduction Plates – Set of 5

Description :
This set includes five (5) glass photographic negatives capturing a painted portrait of a U.S. Army Major General, posed in full dress uniform and holding binoculars. The portrait is set within a richly detailed, classical-style gilded frame. These negatives appear to be high-resolution photographic reproductions of an original oil painting—intended for archival preservation or fine-art print reproduction.

The plates are bordered with Eastman Kodak color calibration bars, grayscale patches, and registration marks, confirming their function in the professional CMYK halftone separation process for print production. Two of the plates show negative exposures, while others include differing tonal and exposure layers—suggesting this set represents multiple channels of a full separation or archival scan master set.

Era: Circa 1940s–1950s
Style: Military portraiture / Institutional archival reproduction
Technique: Halftone photographic reproduction on glass of painted artwork
Manufacturer / Maker: Likely Eastman Kodak or U.S. Army Signal Corps division
Tools Used: Large-format camera, Kodak color and grayscale guides, halftone screen tools, registration tape

Notable Features:
– Subject wears two-star insignia (Major General)
– Holding binoculars, facing forward
– Background includes hand-painted texture
– Registration marks, alignment crosses, and grayscale bars on all plates
– Plates marked: “C-5”, “A”, “B”, and various grayscale/key layers

Measurements: 8" W × 10" H × ⅛" D (each plate)
Suggested Weight: ~1.2 lbs per plate / 6 lbs total
Suggested Shipping Dimensions: 12" × 14" × 4" box with foam dividers

Condition Notes:
– One plate includes a noticeable diagonal crack across the surface (not structural)
– Light edge oxidation and minor flaking on some plates
– Overall, stable and very displayable

A rare and historically rich archive of photographic production tools from the mid-century military-industrial imaging world—excellent for collectors, print historians, or creative display.

Item Number : P14403

Category : Collectibles

Brand : UK